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You’ll need:Wait for it: a sandbag. You want one that’s 15 to 20 pounds. We splurged on this pretty pink one ($105! atUltimateSandbagTraining.com), but you’ve got the option to totally DIY withour how-to video. The plan:Do the moves, pausing 15 seconds between each. Rest 2 minutes, then go three times more. Meaning you don’t need to run, walk or pedal the elliptical to nowhere! Sit up, bringing bag overhead (as shown)....
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So naturally, we had to do a race. And one that sits on top of a mountain, and requires fire-jumping and crawling under barbed wire. Because you know what we didn’t hear everybody’s doing? Tuesday, August 14 9 p.m.Tonight we had a sleepover. In the SELF magazine conference room. We pitched a Hypoxicoaltitude tentthat simulates what the air’s like at 13,000 feet. In very unscientific terms, a tube sucks the oxygen out....
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